Pukhuria

Pukhuria is a village in Ratua II CD Block in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Pukhuria
Village
Pukhuria
Location in West Bengal, India
Pukhuria
Pukhuria (India)
Pukhuria
Pukhuria (Asia)
Coordinates: 25.133661°N 88.028377°E / 25.133661; 88.028377
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMalda
Population
 (2011)
 • Total22,550
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
732213
STD/ Telephone code03512
Lok Sabha constituencyMaldaha Uttar
Vidhan Sabha constituencyRatua
Websitemalda.nic.in

Geography

Location

Pukhuria is located at 25.133661°N 88.028377°E / 25.133661; 88.028377.

The Mahananda flows nearby. There is a bridge across the river at Pukhuria.[3]

Police station

Pukuhuria police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Ratua II CD Block.[4][5]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Ratua II CD Block is at Pukhuria.[4][6][7]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Pukhuria had a total population of 22,550, of which 11,457 (51%) were males and 11,093 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,348. The total number of literates in Pukuhuria was 10,782 (56.15% of the population over 6 years).[8]

Education

Pukhuria High School, established in 1932, is a co-educational Bengali-medium higher secondary school with arrangements for teaching from class VI to XII. It has a library with 2,000 books, 12 computers and a play ground. It is housed in a government building.[9]

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Khailsona nearby.[10]

References
  1. "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. Google maps
  4. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Malda". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. "Malda District Police". Telephone Numbers. District Police. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. "District Census Handbook: Maldah, Series 20 Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Maldah with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fourth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. "BDO Offices under Malda District". Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal. West Bengal Public Library Network. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  9. "Pukuhuria High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  10. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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